Support for garment hangers and the like



L. F. DORSEY 96,

SUPPORT FOR GARMENT HANGERS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 21, 1939 Patented Apr. 9, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Louis F. Dorsey,

Dayton, Ohio Application August 21, 1939, Serial No. 291,201

3 Claims.

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as

amended April 30,

The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalty there- 5 on in accordance with the provisions of the act of April 30, 1928 (ch. 460, 45 Stat. L. 467).

This invention relates to supports generally, and more particularly to supports for clothing hangers, baggage and the like, particularly adaptm able for use in the tonneau of passenger vehicles.

An object of the invention is to provide a support which will efliciently retain clothing hangers, baggage, and the like, irrespective of the average amount of swaying, jolting and rocking of a ve-- 5 hicle, and which is not subject to tilting either horizontally or laterally as a result of such motions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a support which may be readily installed for use,

removed, and conveniently stored.

Other objects being to provide a support of the character-whereby to utilize otherwise nonserviceable or inaccessible spaces or areas, and yet provide an efliciently serviceable support which, when in use, is unobtrusively and unobstructive with respect to areas ordinarily utilized for other purposes.

Other objects will be pointed out in, and become apparent from, the following description and accompanying drawing.

A practical embodiment having the characteristics of my invention and by which it may be practiced is shown in the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 of which illustrates one of many uses and positions of the support; while Figs. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate enlarged views in side and front elevation, and in perspective, respectively.

While the support may be made of any suitable material and design, a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the drawing as comprising a ver tically disposed standard A of material which is relatively light in weight and yet sufiiciently rigid to stand the strain to be imposed upon it. The upper end of the support is shown provided with a horizontally disposed portion B which extends laterally forward from the face of the upright A. The standard is further .extended from the portion B to form a retaining portion C and thereafter extended to provide a detaining portion D which is shown horizontally disposed and illustrated as extending superposedly over the portion B.

The standard A is shown provided with a shank end E and at a suitable place on the combined structures A and E there is aflixed a bracing member F which is illustrated as horizontally disposed with relation to the standard A and shank spaced from the standard, is placed in cooperatve relation to the bracing member F and the standard elements A and E to provide means for supporting and attaching the entire structure to a head or ledge H within a vehicle or compartment to which the device is applied. Additional bracing arms I and J are illustrated as extending in opposite directions from the bracing member F and they serve as lateral bracing means for the structure.

Fig. 1 is illustrative of one of many convenient and serviceable places for mounting the support unobtrusively. As is shown, the support is mounted on the edge of the shelf of the average coup-model of automobiles and, as there mounted, it will be seen that the shank E of the standard A, is braced against the front edge of the shelf or front wall of the luggage compartment and the bracing member F rests upon the surface of the shelf or top of the luggage compartment while the downwardly projection transverse fiange G hooks over the beaded edge H of the shelf. The laterally extending arm portions I and J of the gripping flange G prevent a lateral tilting of the support; the bracing arm 15, shank E of the standard and flange G, in gripping relation with the bead H, prevent a tilting of the device either rearwardly or forwardly; while the weight of the device and its load prevent vertical displacements.

When the hook K of a loaded garment hanger, of the conventional type, or the handle of a piece of baggage is placed upon and supported by the supporting portion B of the device, such a hook or handle is prevented from forward displacement by the retaining portion C and from vertical displacement by detaining portion D. The cross arms or brace of the conventional hanger or side of a piece of luggage traverses the standard A when suspended from the supporting portion B- and prevents rearward displacement of the hook K or handle of the suspended object.

Having stated objects of and described the invention, as well as an application of its use, what I claim is:

1. A removable support for garment hangers, baggage and the like objects having suspension m Mi-P.

means such as hooks, loops, and handles, said support comprising a vertically disposed standard, a horizontally disposed supporting arm pro- ,iecting laterally from said standard and adapted to receive and suspendingly support such suspension means and their objects, vertically disposed retaining means projecting upwardly from the projecting portion of said supporting arm for preventing forward horizontal displacement of said suspension means, horizontally disposed detaining means projecting laterally from the projecting portion of said retaining means superposedly over said supporting arm, a horizontally disposed bracing arm projecting laterally from said standard in a direction opposite the projection of said supporting arm, and a downwardly projecting gripping flange disposed transversely of said bracing arm and extending laterally opposite therefrom.

2. A support of the character described comprising a. standard, a horizontally disposed supporting arm mounted on said standard. retaining means on one end of said arm for preventing horizontal movement of objects on said arm beyond the predetermined point, detaining means superposedly above said arm for preventing upward movement of objects on said arm beyond a predetermined point, a bracing support for said standard, and grasping means spaced from said standard adapted to removably engage an upwardly projecting fixture such as a bead, edge, flange, and the like.

3. A support of the character described comprising a standard, a hook-like member mounted on and projected laterally from said standard, a T-shaped brace, the arms and leg of which extend laterally from said standard and a gripperflange spaced from said standard and extending downwardly of said brace.

LOUIS F. DORSEY. 

